Особенности формирования системы резервов в Украине

Проблемы формирования системы резервов на всех уровнях, является важным для экономической устойчивости государства. Особенности формирования системы резервов по ее уровням и подуровням, группировка и характеристика факторов резервов дают возможность прогнозировать объемы самих резервов и выявлять их дефицит.Проблеми формування системи резервів на всіх рівнях, є важливим для економічної стійкості держави. Особливості формування системи резервів по її рівнях і підрівнях, угрупування і характеристика чинників резервів дають можливість прогнозувати об'єми самих резервів і виявляти їх дефіцит.Problems of forming of the system of backlogs at all levels, is important for economic stability of the state. The features of forming of the system of backlogs on its levels and sublevels, groupment and description of factors of backlogs enable to forecast the volumes of backlogs and expose their deficit

Perception of 3D Slant Out of the Box

Evidence for contextual effects is widespread in visual perception. Although this suggests that contextual effects are the result of an inherent property of the visual system, current explanations are limited to the domain in which they occur. In this paper we propose a more general mechanism of global influences on the perception of slant. We review empirical data and evaluate proposed explanations of contextual biases. By assessing not only a model about 3D slant perception but also evaluating more generic mechanisms of contextual modulation, we show that surround suppression of neural responses explains the major phenomena in the empirical data on contextual biases. Moreover, contextual biases may be part of a mechanism of grouping and segmentation

Cortical depth dependent population receptive field attraction by spatial attention in human V1

Visual spatial attention concentrates neural resources at the attended location. Recently, we demonstrated that voluntary spatial attention attracts population receptive fields (pRFs) toward its location throughout the visual hierarchy. Theoretically, both a feed forward or feedback mechanism could underlie pRF attraction in a given cortical area. Here, we use sub-millimeter ultra-high field functional MRI to measure pRF attraction across cortical depth and assess the contribution of feed forward and feedback signals to pRF attraction. In line with previous findings, we find consistent attraction of pRFs with voluntary spatial attention in V1. When assessed as a function of cortical depth, we find pRF attraction in every cortical portion (deep, center and superficial), although the attraction is strongest in deep cortical portions (near the gray-white matter boundary). Following the organization of feed forward and feedback processing across V1, we speculate that a mixture of feed forward and feedback processing underlies pRF attraction in V1. Specifically, we propose that feedback processing contributes to the pRF attraction in deep cortical portions

Perceptual Qualities of Optically Mixed Materials

We present a novel setup in which real objects made of two different materials can be mixed optically in a linearly weighted manner. We conducted a psychophysical experiment in which observers rated optical mixtures of the three combinations of glossy, matte, and velvety green birds. The observers rated the materials on four scales: matte–glossy, hard–soft, cold–warm, and light-heavy. The judgments were found to be consistent and varied systematically with the weights of the contributions. This record was migrated from the OpenDepot repository service in June, 2017 before shutting down

‘Undisciplining’ higher education without losing disciplines: furthering transformative potential for students

In universities worldwide, there has been a movement away from mono-disciplinary towards multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary education, motivated by the notion that complex societal issues call for more than a single disciplinary perspective. To prepare students for a role in addressing these issues, flexibility within educational programs is needed for students to move within, across and beyond disciplines. Contrary to the intended orientation on societal issues, multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary education appear in the current discourse regularly as aims in themselves, as if they were distinctive types of education that one should adopt at the level of a course or a program. We argue that education could more flexibly utilize and create free space: continuously questioning, also together with students, what sorts of perspectives and disciplinarities problems require. Therefore, we propose boundary crossing as an alternative way of thinking about multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary education. At many universities, organizing for flexibility already gains some traction. However, we believe that a shift of focus towards more open ways of transgressing disciplines in the field of higher education is vital for furthering the transformative potential of multi-, inter- and transdisciplinarity for students to being and becoming the professionals that society needs

Uncertainty reveals surround modulation of shape

Noisy estimations of shape can be partially resolved by incorporating relevant information from the context. The effect of surround stimuli on shape perception becomes clear in illusions of shape contrast and assimilation. In this study, we answer the question how a surround-induced bias depends on the reliability of shape signals. This way, we assess the processes by which an observer incorporates relevant data from the context into the shape estimate. We selectively added visual noise to the center and surround and compared a bias in shape perception with a control condition where no noise was added. In the conditions where shape and surround stimuli were well defined, we found a shape-contrast bias. When the surround stimuli were degraded, this contrast bias decreased. Most interestingly, when the central shape was degraded, an assimilation bias was observed. This bias was larger when the entire stimulus was degraded compared to when only the central shape was degraded. This suggests that shape contrast is the result of inference processes relying on local representations in early visual areas whereas assimilation is related to inference processes by global representations in higher visual areas